Ernest Kumi
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Hon. Ernest Yaw Kumi MP | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Akwatia | |
| In office 7 January 2025 – 7 July 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Yiadom Boakye |
| Succeeded by | Bernard Baidoo |
| President | John Dramani Mahama |
| Vice President | Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 December 1984 Ghana |
| Died | 7 July 2025 (aged 40) Ghana |
| Party | New Patriotic Party |
| Alma mater | Regional Maritime University University of Professional Studies Mountcrest University College Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Public administrator, legal practitioner |
| Committees | Lands and Natural Resources Committee House Committee |
Ernest Yaw Kumi (5 December 1984 – 7 July 2025) was a Ghanaian politician who represented the Akwatia constituency in Parliament from January until his death in July 2025.[1][2] A member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), he won the closely contested December 2024 election.[3]
Kumi was born in 1984 in Akyem Wenchi in Ghana. He studied at the Regional Maritime University and earned a Bachelor of Science in Ports and Shipping Administration in 2009.[4] He later pursued a Master of Business Administration in Corporate Governance at the University of Professional Studies in 2014. In 2019, he obtained a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from Mountcrest University College. He also completed a Master of Science in Defence and International Politics from the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College in 2022.[5]